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249356

1918-1924 "POLHAVET" Amundsen Arctic Polar Drift Expedition aboard the ship "MAUD". (Originally intending to use the ship "FRAM", but the FRAM was in too poor condition after an Antarctic expedition, thus the MAUD was acquired.) Fundraising post card CARRIED ABOARD the Arctic expedition. There are four (?) picture-versions of the card, plus different card printers / issuers, all referring to the ship FRAM. However, there was also at least one version (very scarce) of the card with new text referring to the MAUD. This card pictures POLAR BEARS and the FRAM in the background, with a VERY SCARCE special DANISH IMPRINT of "Ferslewske Blade" (a newspaper or magazine). The card was intended to be purchased to raise funds for the expedition and to provide a souvenir to the purchaser. The purchaser addressed the card to the person of their choice (in this case somebody in Denmark). The cards were then sent in bulk to the Amundsen expedition headquarters where Norwegian postage was applied and CANCELED 13 SEPTEMBER 1918. The cards were carried aboard the MAUD as it was frozen in the Arctic ice transiting west to east as the ice moved above Russia toward Alaska. The trip was very eventful (a fiction writer could not make it more suspenseful), including Amundsen himself being injured several times (falling through the ice, broken arm, attacked by polar bear, and serious carbon monoxide poisoning). Eventually the cards were canceled AGAIN on 4 August 1924 and sent to Norway where they were placed into the mail. This card, with 7 øre Norwegian postage (2 and 5 øre Posthorns), was then sent on to the Danish addressee, where it was forwarded (the multiple pencil and crayon markings). The Danish transit / forwarding postmarks are dated February 1926 -- I am not sure (do not remember) the reason for the additional 18 month delay, but all the Danish-address cards I have seen have 1926 transit markings. There are many articles and books about this fascinating expedition. The best articles about the cards themselves may be a "Congress Book" article by William Benfield and/or an extensive article(s) in either the American or British polar postal history society journals. An extremely interesting collection can be developed around the postal history of this expedition. While "typical" examples of these cards, used "normally" within Norway, can be found in the $60-90 price range, this particular example is on the scarcer end of the rarity spectrum due to the Danish-overprinted card version and the Danish forwarding. This card is mounted (easily removed), on the FRAM album page of the Wolf Spille "Sailing Ships" exhibit, along with four Fram-theme stamps. [I do not currently have a client specializing in these cards; I would be happy to assist a client in building such a collection and with supplying information as I obtain it.]

SOLD

249361

SVALBARD / SPITZBERGEN "NY-ÅLESUND / [latitude] / SVALBARD" 11 July 1964 cancellations on philatelic cover with stamps of the era. Pink "WORLDS NORTHERNMOST COMMUNITY / KINGSBAY 79 NORTH / SVALBARD" handstamped cachet picturing a seal.

SOLD

249362

6.00

249013

423, 430, 463 All Fluorescent [1967 and 1968 Rock Carvings: 40 dark carmine, 90 blue, 40 øre greenish blue] (VF) on attractive 15 September 1974 cover mailed aboard the M/S NORDNORGE and signed by the ship captain, canceled with the SVALBARDRUTA (Svalbard Route) pictorial ship cancellation, sent to the U.S. Because this route ran from mainland Norway to Svalbard (Spitzbergen), we can reasonably assume that this cover did enter Svalbard / Spitzbergen waters, but that it was not landed or sent from there. Very attractive and colorful franking all with values from the same popular / topical (marine mammals, fish, animals, early people, archeology) definitive design.

12.00

249014

418, 419 All Non-Fluorescent [1962 15 brown and 20 øre green Engraved Posthorns] (VF) on an attractive 14 July 1968 philatelic cover mailed aboard the M/S SAGAFJORD, with a pictorial ship cancellation, when it had stopped at NORDKAPP (with the farthest north mainland continental Norwegian post office) with their pictorial NORDKAPP cancellation style then in service. The cover is marked "imprime" (printed matter), but the 35 øre franking was 10 øre short (as of 1 March 1968), thus the cover bears a Norwegian black T-in-circle handstamp indicating postage due. A Norwegian blue postage due rating handstamp (T --- / 90, in circle), with 110 written in at the top, was added somewhere while still in the Norwegian post. [This marking has a complicated interpretation: a) Double the shortage (thus 20 øre) was due. b) This shows a comparison using the normal letter rate of 90 øre; 90 + 20 due = 110. This is a ratio to be used by the receiving country. c) The receiving country was supposed to apply this ratio using their own foreign surface letter rate (was then 13 U.S. cents) to determine the postage due amount to be collected from the recipient in their own currency: In this case, the U.S. foreign letter rate at the time was 13 cents, thus the ratio amount is 110 90ths of 13 cents (which is 15.88 cents rounded up to 16 cents), minus 13 cents, which results in 3 U.S. cents due. I doubt that most U.S. letter delivery carriers mastered this calculation. The calculation was supposed to be done and a U.S. postage due marking applied, by the U.S. incoming foreign mail office. In this case, no U.S. marking was applied and there is no evidence that the due amount was paid.] Norwegian postage due markings on Arctic-origin mail are quite unusual. Nordkapp covers are avidly collected.

16.00

248647

Nesodden Church real photo picture postcard. The card has some mounting marks on the picture side. Used 6 August 1940, to the U.S., from "Rudre" (probably the name of a farm) "Spro p.o. pr Oslo". Though then in the Oslo postal district this rural area in Nesodden (now a "municipality" in Akershus county) is quite far, and across a lot of water, from Oslo. Indistinct SPRO cancellations. Bearing Scott #121 [1927 25 øre orange-brown Typographed Lion], but the stamp either came off the card and was reapplied in a different position or a stamp fell off and this was later added to the card. More interesting, however, is the EARLY-OCCUPATION GERMAN CENSOR HANDSTAMP. If not for the stamp problem, this would be $25 or more.

6.00

248522

360 [6 May 1958 25 øre emerald King Olav V] Unaddressed COMPLETE (for the stamps issued that day, just this one) FIRST DAY COVER with very clear "6-5-58" OSLO cancellations. The stamp is VF and the cover is very fresh. This is a SCARCE first day cover; the 2024 Facit value is SEK 1200. To the best of my recollection this is only the third or fourth FDC of this stamp that I have been able to offer in 50 years.

89.00

248123

B38-41 [1944 National Assistance "People at Work" (Homefront) semi-postal set] Used VF set on 1 December 1944 FIRST DAY COVER with unofficial KONGSVINGER town cancellations (instead of the usual Oslo cancellations). Unlike a few towns, unofficial first day cancellations from Kongsvinger are NOT often seen. Unaddressed. Cover was folded in quarters, but away from the stamps. There is a blue, circular Kongsvinger [and silhouette of the town] letter seal label on the reverse, also creased from the cover folding -- I have never before seen this letter seal / label in 50 years! A somewhat scarcer first day cover; 2024 Facit value, for normal Oslo cancellations, is SEK 300. Interestingly, used examples of these four stamps canceled in the proper period -- which these are -- have a Facit catalog value of SEK 280! At this price one could collect this for the first day cover or for the used stamps!

26.00

247467

THOR SOLBERG 1935 FLIGHT COVER - NEW YORK to BERGEN, NORWAY: Luning, in "The History of Airmail in Scandinavia" states that "most" of the covers carried by Solberg from New York to Bergen were NOT originally franked or canceled in the U.S., but instead were franked upon arrival in Bergen with a 7 øre stamp [1929 7 øre green Posthorn, Scott #79, Facit #105] which paid the printed matter rate back to the U.S. These "most" covers were printed with a blue and red cachet, picturing Solberg and his airplane, and have a handwritten "Thor Solberg" signature in green. The address is normally typed (prepared before the flight) and bears handstamped serial numbering in blue-green. Upon arrival in Norway, the covers were canceled with a special 16 August 1935 Bergen text-machine cancellation "THOR SOLBERGS / FLYVNING 1935 / U.S.A.-NORGE VIA / LEIV ERIKSSONS RUTE". The reference to the Leif Ericsson route is that the flight transited Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland, before reaching Bergen, Norway. [To flight cover collectors it may seem odd that this category of Solberg covers was not franked or canceled at the origin. My theory is that because a similar 1932 flight attempt by Solberg failed (no covers recorded), a decision was made to carry the 1935 covers in a way that they could be re-carried on a future flight if the 1935 flight were to fail, thus eventually the subscribed purchasers would receive a flown cover.] While this type of Solberg cover is not "rare", they have become hard to find. This represents an early and important stage in the development of Scandinavian trans-Atlantic airmail... and it is very attractive as well.

90.00

243766

Scott #93 PERFIN [1922 40 øre ultramarine Posthorn] Used VF ON COVER with O.M./&S. (O. Mustad & Sön) PERFIN right-reading from the front. Solo use on 16 August 1923 cover to the U.S., with KRISTIANIA text-machine cancellation "NORGES VAREMESSE / 2-9 SEPTEMBER 1923". The Mustad company was, and still is, a major manufacturer of fishing equipment; sent to "The Creek Chub Bait Co." in Garrett, Indiana, thus fishing thematic related -- a thematic for which it is quite hard to find such interesting postal history items. The 40 øre international letter rate had doubled from 20 on 1 Feb 1921 and increased again to 45 on 1 Sep 1924 (and later back down to 40 and then 30). This stamp was printed in July 1921, but apparently not placed into circulation (until the supply of the previous color of 40 øre stamps was exhausted) until February 1922, thus this stamp had an "intended rate life" of only about 2.5 years. I cannot recall ever having any private-company perfins on this stamp in 48 years; and only a couple perfins (on any stamp issue) from this era on covers sent to other countries. This unassuming cover is actually quite scarce!

85.00

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241403

37 Dark Orange Brown, White Paper, VERTICAL PAIR; 47a Central Printing Facit/NK 59 [1891 2 øre 20 mm Posthorn; 1895 1 øre Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Central Printing, Posthorn] (VF/F-VF) on 2 April 1897 mailing half of 5 øre double postal card (indicia type with serif lettering), from KJELVIK (bridge style cancel) to BERLIN, Germany, with receiver. VERY UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF STAMP ISSUES making the correct 10 øre foreign postal card rate. The 2 øre stamps, especially this color shade, are quite unusual on covers and cards.

48.00

241404

37 Dark Orange Brown, White Paper, HORIZONTAL PAIR; 47a Central Printing Facit/NK 59 [1891 2 øre 20 mm Posthorn; 1895 1 øre Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Central Printing, Posthorn] (VF/F-VF) on 2 April 1897 mailing half of 5 øre double postal card (indicia type with serif lettering), from KJELVIK (bridge style cancel) to BERLIN, Germany, with receiver. VERY UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF STAMP ISSUES making the correct 10 øre foreign postal card rate. The 2 øre stamps, especially this color shade, are quite unusual on covers and cards.

48.00

240864

1910 Kristiania Filatelist Klub meeting announcement (for their 24th annual party!!!) on 3 øre postal card OFK #bk40 (printed matter rate), sent within Kristiania, bearing Krag machine cancellation. Spots on front, but backside is clean. Very nice early philatelic item.

5.00

240851

115 [1926 10 øre Lion] (F-VF) on 1927 picture post card with GUDVANGEN bridge-style cancellation (scarcer small town), to the Netherlands with receiver handstamp. The card pictures a young couple wearing regional costume dress (Hardanger?), and has a small thumbtack hole, but otherwise is in excellent quality. Published by "J. Karlsen, Bergen", the card is a very thick, very high-quality multi-colored production with printed colors (I cannot count them all, but may be more than 8 colors) on a textured surface (which is difficult to print). Very attractive and unusual.

14.00

240682

181 or 184 [1938/39 15 øre Reindeer] (VF) on 22 July 1939 picture post card [real photo, Oslo City Hall from the water] to Sweden. Excellent "FROGNERSÆTRA" CROWN / POSTHORN cancellation and "OSLO BR II" dated bridge side postmark. Very early use of this C/P cancellation (was in service 1937-1976); early non-philatelic uses are scarce. NK Postal rarity factor 3.

35.00

240686

51 [1899 10 øre carmine Posthorn, perf 14.5 x 13.5] (damaged) on 1907 picture post card with TRONDHJEM Krag machine cancellation, to the U.S. with BOSTON flag machine receiver, and forwarded. The card is a black/white printed photo of SKIING COMPETITION GRAAKALLEN 1907 at Trondhjem. This is a rare subject matter (other than competitions at Kristiania). Priced only for the picture post card aspect.

12.00

240688

51 [1899 10 øre carmine Posthorn, perf 14.5 x 13.5] (VF) on 1907 picture post card with TRONDHJEM Krag machine cancellation, to the U.S. with BOSTON flag machine receiver, and forwarded. The card is a HAND COLORED printed photo of Laatefos WATERFALL at ODDE, HARDANGER. Very nice!

10.00

240690

77 [1910 5 øre green Posthorn] (F-VF) on 1919 cover from BERGEN with 5-dashed-lines Krag machine cancellation. Unsealed printed matter to HERSTED, Denmark. Someone has written "Brevkort" (post card) in red; perhaps on the receiving end to indicate that this qualified for the lower postage rate (same as post cards).

15.00

240692

276, 280 [1946 1.5 kr King Haakon and 1947 10 øre Postal Service] (VF) on 25 July 1947 airmail cover to the U.S. with VF strikes of the special 2-ring cancellation "VERDENSKONF. FOR KRISTEN UNGDOM - OSLO" (World Conference of Christian Youth). The 1.5 kr stamp is scarce on envelopes. Including this example, I can only recall having two covers with this postmark in the last 45 years, both non-philatelic to the same person. Important item for religion thematic.

25.00

240693

284 [1947 40 øre Postal Service] (VF) solo use on 1 August 1947 cover to the U.S., with contents (conference press release regarding displaced persons) with VF strikes of the special 2-ring cancellation "VERDENSKONF. FOR KRISTEN UNGDOM - OSLO" (World Conference of Christian Youth). Including this example, I can only recall having two covers with this postmark in the last 45 years, both non-philatelic to the same person. Important item for religion thematic.

30.00

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240695

259, 261 4-block [1943/1945 5 and 10 øre "London" issue] (VF) on 13 September 1951 cover from "OSLO Bko." to the U.S. Interesting envelope from "Det Norske Postmannslag" a publication for Norwegian postal workers. Marked "5 gr" weight. Unusual combination of "London" issue stamps.

16.00

240696

280 x2, 260, 261, 192 [1947 10 øre Postal Service; 1943/1945 5 and 10 øre "London" issue; 1940 10 øre Lion] (VF) on 4 March 1947 cover from "OSLO Br." to the U.S., canceled with the 300th Anniversary of the Postal Service machine cancellation (goes with the #280 stamps of the same purpose). Airmail envelope, but air crossed out and marked "5 gr" so could be specially sent at the surface rate (overpaid, but franked less than the air rate) but carried as airmail on a space-available basis. Unusual combination of the Postal Service and London Issue stamps.

10.00

240640

Scott #53, NK/Facit #79 [1899 20 øre, Knudsen Print, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] (XF) on 16 April 1900 cover from SALHUS, with very nicely struck 2-ring cancellation (no bridge) to the U.S. On reverse "BERGEN TUR 2" Swiss-type bridge transit postmark. TUR cancellations (the TUR, or tour, number is the number of the delivery in the day) are quite unusual as transit postmarks, especially on mail to other countries. Mutliple U.S. transit and receivers. Typical light wear. The 2-ring cancellations from small villages are avidly sought after.

22.00

240467

165, 174 pair OR 190, 200 pair [5 øre Posthorn and 40 øre Lion] (VF, watermark status not known) on 5 April 1941 airmail cover from ARENDEAL with machine cancellation, to the U.S. The reverse bears Nazi censor tape and handstamp ("e" code = Frankfurt). No British censoring (unusual at this point in time) and the U.S. had not started censoring yet. 85 øre rate: 30 surface and 55 air surcharge. Roughly opened. Looks nice.

26.00

240468

165, 174 pair OR 190, 200 pair [5 øre Posthorn and 40 øre Lion] (VF, watermark status not known) on 1 July 1941 airmail cover from NORDHUGLO with bridge cancellation, to the U.S. The reverse bears Nazi censor tape and handstamp ("e" code = Frankfurt). No British censoring (unusual at this point in time) and the U.S. had not started censoring yet. 85 øre rate: 30 surface and 55 air surcharge. Rough condition; has been repaired at some point with tape -- may have been damaged in transit? Very unusual small village postmark.

12.00

240469

165, 174 pair OR 190, 200 pair [5 øre Posthorn and 40 øre Lion] (VF, watermark status not known) on 18 July 1941 airmail cover from ALGDALSEIDET with bridge cancellations, to the U.S. The reverse bears Nazi censor tape and handstamp ("e" code = Frankfurt). No British censoring (unusual at this point in time) and the U.S. had not started censoring yet. 85 øre rate: 30 surface and 55 air surcharge. Missing part of back. Very unusual small village postmark.

22.00

240470

165 OR 190 and 174 x2, PLUS 169 OR 195 and another 174 [5 øre Posthorn; 15 and 40 øre Lion] (VF, watermark status not known for 5 and 15 øre) on 3 December 1940 airmail cover from FLATRÅKER with bridge cancellations, to the U.S. At BERGEN the item was rated as being underpaid and needing an additional 55 øre postage; this would have been held at Bergen, the difference requested from the sender, and then postage affixed and canceled at Bergen on 4 December. VERY UNUSUAL EXAMPLE. The 40 øre stamps must be watermarked because of the use date; the 15 øre unwatermarked stamp was issued two days before this one was canceled, this is probably watermarked but perhaps not. The reverse bears VERY UNUSUAL (at least on Norway-U.S. mail) narrow Nazi censor tape and has been handstamped with "Ae" in circle ("e" code = Frankfurt). The handstamp in circle normally indicates that the item has intentionally not been censored, however in this case it was incorrectly used as a sealing handstamp -- VERY UNUSUAL use. No British censoring (unusual at this point in time) and the U.S. had not started censoring yet. 85 øre rate: 30 surface and 55 air surcharge per 5 grams. Slightly reduced at right. Unusual small village postmark. Very nice cover with several very unusual features.

55.00

240471

170 x2 [1937 20 øre Lion, Watermarked] (VF) on 8 September 1940 surface mail cover from LARVIK with bridge cancellations, to the U.S. The reverse bears Nazi censor tape and handstamp of a type used in Berlin. (Airmail to North America was usually censored in Frankfurt, but surface mail from Scandinavia was normally censored in Berlin.) No British censoring (unusual at this point in time) and the U.S. had not started censoring yet. 40 øre postage appears to be overpaid by 10 øre. The interior lining of the envelope had been ripped out prior to mailing per censorship regulations.

26.00

240301

C1a [13 Jun 1927 Airmail Type I (first issue; indistinct frame line] Wonderful FIRST DAY COVER with "OSLO ULLEVÅL HAVEBY" 13 VI 27 sub-office cancellations. Transit canceled the next day with "OSLO BR. I" and then sent to England, with 16 June receiver on reverse. The stamp is VF. A yellow and black airmail label (not sure if this is also FD use of the label) is affixed; it was torn before application, but looks nice. This is a RARE first day cover. The 2018 Facit value is SEK 6000, however, classic Norwegian FDC auction realizations regularly outstrip the catalog values. To the best of my recollection this is only the second FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

1000.00

240302

132-5 [20 March 1928 Henrik Ibsen] Wonderful registered FIRST DAY COVER bearing TWO COMPLETE SETS IN VERTICAL PAIRS with OSLO 20 III 28 cancellations. All stamps VF. The cancellations are clearly struck; a receiving cancellation applied to the reverse the following day. Vertical fold well away from the stamps. Remarkably, the FDC contained the registered mail receipt showing the matching registry number and with an "OSLO BKO:" thimble postmark -- finding these thimble postmarks on covers and forms/documents (their most prevalent use) is quite unusual. This is a RARE first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 3800 -- which I believe is much too low for this issue -- however, classic Norwegian FDC auction realizations regularly outstrip the catalog values. To the best of my recollection this is only the second FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

750.00

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240304

150-3 [1 April 1930 Saint Olav] Wonderful registered FIRST DAY COVER of complete set with "OSLO Br." 1 IV 30 very clear OSLO machine cancellation. #150 is F-VF, the others are VF. Unusually fresh and nice. This is a RARE first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 7000, which is probably already on the low side compared to the scarcity and demand of other issues, however classic Norwegian FDC auction realizations regularly outstrip the catalog values. To the best of my recollection this is the first FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

1150.00

240305

410, 412 [12 November 1962 King Olav V] Cacheted (blue lion and text, red shield) unaddressed COMPLETE (for the stamps issued that day) FIRST DAY COVER with "12.11.62" very clear OSLO cancellations. The stamps are VF and the cover is extremely fresh. This is a SCARCE first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 1200. To the best of my recollection this is the first unaddressed (and only the third or fourth otherwise) FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

180.00

240306

410, 412 [12 November 1962 King Olav V] Cacheted (NKS t-b organization) addressed COMPLETE (for the stamps issued that day) FIRST DAY COVER with "12.11.62" very clear OSLO cancellations. The stamps are VF and the cover is very fresh. This is a SCARCE first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 1200. To the best of my recollection this only the third or fourth addressed FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

145.00

240308

462, 466a [9 November 1964 30 øre gray-green Fish and 60 øre red-orange 4-twists Knot issues, non-fluorescent] Cacheted (NKS t-b organization) addressed COMPLETE (for the stamps issued that day) FIRST DAY COVER with "-9-11-64" very clear OSLO cancellations. The stamps are VF and the cover is very nice. This is a SCARCE first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 600; in my opinion it is scarcer than that catalog value suggests. This is the last issued of the scarce definitive FDCs and despite the more modest catalog value it is still missing from most FDC collections. To the best of my recollection this only the third or fourth FDC of this issue that I have been able to offer in 45 years.

110.00

240309

B15-18 with extra B15 [21 October 1940 Nansen (polar explorer and humanitarian)] Wonderful GERMAN CENSORED, airmail, registered FIRST DAY COVER of complete set (plus additional 10 øre for adequate postage) with OSLO official first day 20-10-40 very clear cancellations. The stamps are all VF. Nazi German censor tape and handstamps on reverse. Instructional marking of "By air mail Lisboa - New York", intended to be sent via Lisbon, Portugal, a neutral country through which much air mail of this era passed; no Lisbon postal marking (often the case). This has been through the mails including censorship, thus there is some wear, but it is unusually nice. There is a piece of Scotch-type tape at the bottom, mostly on the reverse and well away from the stamps -- this should probably be removed by a professional paper restorer. This is a somewhat scarcer first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 550, which is about right for a normal domestic use. However, a censored example such as this demands a considerable premium.

125.00

240310

B11-14 [24 July 1939 Queen Maud] Registered FIRST DAY COVER of complete set with OSLO official first day 24-7-39 very clear cancellations, to the U.S. The stamps are all VF. This has been through the mails, but there is extremely little wear. Unusually nice; very fresh. This is a somewhat scarcer first day cover; the 2018 Facit value is SEK 700, but nice examples are not often seen.

100.00

239226

Scott #51, NK #77II, Facit #77II [1899 10 øre Carmine, Plate II, Knudsen Print, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] (VF) on 24 December 1908 picture post card (waterfront scene at Drøbak) TO ARGENTINA with "BUREAU REEXP. / DE CHRISTIANIA" (outbound railway mail, thus French/UPU cancellation text) cancellation. A rare destination from Norway.

100.00

239227

Scott #51, NK #77II, Facit #77II [1899 10 øre Carmine, Plate II, Knudsen Print, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] (F-VF+) on 28 September 1909 HOTEL ADVERTISING COVER with "CHRA-BERGEN G" SHIP cancellations, to Ch(K)ristiania. Arrived in KRISTIANIA on the 30th with "TUR 1" (first delivery of the day) receiver/delivery-dispatch machine postmark on reverse. Wonderfully ornate thin-paper printed-inside show-through advertising, front and back, for Hotel Victoria in Stavanger. Norway has a very limited range of advertising covers; items this ornate are rarely offered. Extremely fine quality -- a superlative item in every way.

190.00

238970

O106 Brownish Red Printing, Facit #TJ129a [1975 1.25 lithographed Official, first printing] (VF) solo use on 13 March 1979 cover with MANDAL machine cancel.

12.00

236836

74 x4, 75, 78 [1909//1922 1, 2, 5 øre lilac Posthorns] (F-VF/VF) on 14 December 1928 window envelope with Superb "ROALD AMUNDSEN / 14 DESEMBER 1928" Oslo Br. machine cancellation. This cancellation was USED ONLY ONE DAY. Value on non-window envelope is $50. Wonderful example that could easily be windowed or layered on an album page to de-emphasize the window envelope. Seldom offered.

26.00

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236830

B25-B26 [1942 Quisling semi-postal without and with overprint; Michel 265-266] The individual used stamps sell for $33 each stamp! Unaddressed, fresh.

80.00

236833

B25-B26 TWO OF EACH [1942 Quisling semi-postal without and with overprint; Michel 265-266] The individual used stamps sell for $33 each stamp! Addressed, registered. Examples with more than one of each stamp are scarce.

140.00

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